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American fiction Women authors History and criticism Arts and crafts movement North America Bungalows North America Great Britain Kings and rulers Biography Kitchens Planning Kitchens Remodeling Kitchens United States History 20th century Men in literature Sisters Fiction Women Books and readingSummary: "In this second volume of a two-volume set gathering the best American science fiction from the tumultuous 1960s, R. A. Lafferty's quirky and utterly original Past Master, an unjustly neglected classic, imagines Sir Thomas More transported to the colony Astrobe in the year 2535, where he is made president of a future Utopia. In Picnic on Paradise, Joanna Russ presents her indelible heroine,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Library of America 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC AMEJance, Judith A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MYS JANTodd, Nancy Jack
Summary: In the late sixties, a pioneering group founded a small nonprofit research and education organization they called the New Alchemy Institute. They wanted to build a safer and more sustainable world. In the ensuing years, along with scientists, agriculturists, and a host of enthusiastic amateurs and friends, the group set out to develop innovative ways to meet the basic human needs of food,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 628 TODSummary: "An insightful collection exploring the plight, past and promise of the orca, powerful symbol of BC's wild coast and apex predator of all oceans. Spirits of the Coast brings together the work of marine biologists, Indigenous knowledge keepers, poets, artists and storytellers, united by their enchantment with the orca. Long feared in Western cultures as 'killer whales,' and respected and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Animal Wild BlackSack, Rebekah
Summary: Preparing for interviews in the job market is something seldom learned in classrooms but is overwhelmingly important for long-term success. Learning the skills necessary for getting the job is something you can start now. Learn all the tips and tricks you need in order to land the summer job you've had your eye on or to get that camp counselor position you've always wanted. Inside, you will...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc. 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 650 SACJacke, Dave.
Contents: v. 1: Ecological vision and theory for temperate climate permaculture ; v. 2 : Design & practice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Pub. Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Garden JackeReese, Jacy
Summary: "Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma and Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals brought widespread attention to the disturbing realities of factory farming. The End of Animal Farming pushes this conversation forward by outlining a strategic roadmap to a humane, ethical, and efficient food system in which slaughterhouses are obsolete--where the tastes of even the most die-hard meat eater are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 179 REEAlexander, Jane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watson-Guptill Publications 1999
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 133.3337 ALEAusten, Jane
Summary: Elizabeth Bennett's early determination to dislike Mr. Darcy is a prejudice only matched by his arrogant pride.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barnes & Noble Classics 2003
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction AustenAusten, Jane
Summary: The story centres on the personalities of the two sisters, whose contrasting temperaments are examined as they undergo comparable experiences in the loss of the men they love, it rejoices also in a wealth of minor characters such as the comic Mrs Jennings and Sir John and Lady Middleton, drawn with consummate satiric skill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin 2003
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Austen 2003Bingham, Jane.
Summary: Does the patch of stormy sea between the tip of Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda hide a dark and frightening secret? For decades, there have been cases of ships and aircraft that seem to vanish in this part of the Atlantic Ocean. Others who have survived flying or sailing through, have reported strange occurrences, such as clocks and navigational instruments failing. Are all of these reports...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Raintree 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.94 BINBrox, Jane
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Point Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.4 BRODunn, Jane.
Summary: A dual portrait of England's Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots documents their complex relationship, different characteristics, and ideals, and discusses their reigns, power struggle, and influence on British history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 942.055 DUNNFinkle, Jane
Summary: "This handbook demonstrates how to use your introverted qualities to their best advantage, then add a few extroverted skills to round out a forceful combination for ultimate career success. Includes keys to navigating each stage of professional development--from self-assessment and job search to survival in a new position and career advancement"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Career Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.14 FINCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Business FinkleFrank, Jane
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grub Street 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.175 FRAHackett, Jane.
Summary: Step-by-step photographs, easy-to-follow instructions and tips from the professionals help the reader (both female and male) prepare for class, do warm-up moves, and basic positions. Further information includes how to look the part, prepare for a performance and ballet stories and famous ballet dancers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 792.8 HACKallir, Jane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Art Services International 2001
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.13 KAIKirkpatrick, Jane
Summary: The dramatic story of a freed slave who has lost her husband and her freedom papers and must find a way to survive in the wilderness of the Oregon Territory.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION KIRKopecky, Jane
Summary: A small group of World War II political dissidents reveal how they survived what they called America’s Siberia Concentration Camp. Before the Vietnam War Americans considered conscientious objectors equal to criminals. This book sheds much needed light on the little known conscientious objector camp at Germfask, Michigan, how the local community responded to the camp, and how opinions have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Jane Kopecky] 2020
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 KOP1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 940.53 KOP
McGonigal, Jane
Summary: A renowned game designer describes how she recovered from a debilitating concussion by turning her therapeutic process into a digital game that became the subject of a major NIH research study.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 794.8 MCGMcGonigal, Jane.
Summary: Visionary game designer Jane McGonigal shows how we can harness the power of computer games to solve real-world problems and boost global happiness, since her research suggests that gamers are expert problem solvers and collaborators because they regularly cooperate with other players to overcome daunting virtual challenges.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.487 MCGMiller, Jane
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.09 MILMurray, Jane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1974
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 942 MURPowell, Jane
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith 2004